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Calaveras gold : the impact of mining on a mother lode county /
"Most histories of the California Mother Lode have focused on the mines around the American and Yuba rivers. However, the "Southern Mines"--Those centered around Calaveras County in the central Sierra - were also of importance in the development of California's mineral wealth. Ca...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Reno :
University of Nevada Press,
©2004.
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| Series: | Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities (Unnumbered)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Early Placer Era
- 2. The Beginnings of Lode Mining, 1850-1885
- 3. Mining Society in the Early Years
- 4. Ancillary Industries
- 5. Preparing for Modern Mining
- 6. Lode Mining in the Golden Years
- 7. The Unstable Twenties and Thirties
- 8. A Half Century of Change.